diff --git a/lib/system/excpt.nim b/lib/system/excpt.nim
index 1a7473a76e..c189f116d7 100644
--- a/lib/system/excpt.nim
+++ b/lib/system/excpt.nim
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ proc nimFrame(s: PFrame) {.compilerRtl, inl, raises: [].} =
 
 when defined(cpp) and appType != "lib" and not gotoBasedExceptions and
     not defined(js) and not defined(nimscript) and
-    hostOS != "standalone" and not defined(noCppExceptions):
+    hostOS != "standalone" and hostOS != "any" and not defined(noCppExceptions):
 
   type
     StdException {.importcpp: "std::exception", header: "<exception>".} = object